Mauerpark (Wall Park)

Mauerpark

The Mauerpark is a park in Prenzlauer Berg
occupying an area formerly enclosed by theBerlin Wall. Bordered on one side by theFriedrich Ludwig Jahn Stadium, it was quickly adopted by the residents of the surrounding area
following the fall of the wall as a park. This developed into a movement
for the area's official dedication as a park, and in 1994 the land officially
became the Mauerpark.

Prior to the Second World War the area was the site of a former rail
terminus, the Nordbahnhof. Although this closed to
passenger traffic towards the end of the 19th century, it remained
in use as a freight terminal until some time after the war. Few
traces remain of this remain, apart from the railway embankment at the
north end of the park. The wall ran down the center of the former
railyard, splitting it in two. The area which remained in West Berlin
was rented out to various companies as storage yards, most of whom still
occupy the western half of the site.

The Mauerpark is very much a "people's park" and is used actively
by all sections of society.
On hot summer evenings it can be especially busy with spontaneous
parties and music (not always to the taste of residents in the
surrounding buildings). On Sundays a flea market is held next to the park.